overweening
a . 骄傲的,自负的,过于自信的
骄傲的,自负的,过于自信的
overweening adj 1 :
unrestrained ,
especially with regard to feelings ;
"
extravagant praise "; "
exuberant compliments ";
"
overweening ambition "; "
overweening greed " [
synonym :
{
excessive }, {
extravagant }, {
exuberant }, {
overweening }]
2 :
presumptuously arrogant ; "
had a witty but overweening manner "; "
no idea how overweening he would be "-
S .
V .
Benet ;
"
getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down "-
NY Times [
synonym : {
overweening }, {
uppity }]
Overweening \
O `
ver *
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a .
Unduly confident ;
arrogant ;
presumptuous ;
conceited . --
{
O `
ver *
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ingly },
adv . --
Milton . -- {
O `
ver *
ween "
ing *
ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
The conceits of warmed or overweening brain . --
Locke .
[
1913 Webster ]
Here '
s an overweening rogue . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Overweening \
O `
ver *
ween "
ing \,
n .
Conceit ;
arrogance . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
133 Moby Thesaurus words for "
overweening ":
a bit much ,
abandoned ,
arrogant ,
assuming ,
assured ,
audacious ,
boundless ,
brash ,
brazen ,
brazenfaced ,
bumptious ,
cocksure ,
cold ,
complacent ,
confident ,
consequential ,
contumelious ,
convinced ,
cool ,
decided ,
determined ,
disdainful ,
egregious ,
enormous ,
exaggerated ,
excessive ,
exorbitant ,
extravagant ,
extreme ,
fabulous ,
familiar ,
fancy ,
forward ,
gigantic ,
gluttonous ,
high ,
hubristic ,
hyperbolic ,
hypertrophied ,
immoderate ,
improvident ,
imprudent ,
impudent ,
incautious ,
incontinent ,
indiscreet ,
injudicious ,
inordinate ,
insolent ,
insulting ,
intemperate ,
monstrous ,
narcissan ,
narcissine ,
narcissistic ,
narcistic ,
obtrusive ,
out of bounds ,
out of sight ,
outrageous ,
overbig ,
overbold ,
overcareless ,
overconfident ,
overdeveloped ,
overgreat ,
overgrown ,
overlarge ,
overmuch ,
overpresumptuous ,
overproud ,
oversure ,
persuaded ,
poised ,
pompous ,
positive ,
presuming ,
presumptuous ,
procacious ,
proud ,
pushful ,
pushy ,
rash ,
reassured ,
secure ,
self -
admiring ,
self -
appointed ,
self -
approving ,
self -
asserting ,
self -
assertive ,
self -
assuming ,
self -
assured ,
self -
complacent ,
self -
confident ,
self -
congratulating ,
self -
congratulatory ,
self -
content ,
self -
contented ,
self -
delighting ,
self -
elect ,
self -
endeared ,
self -
esteeming ,
self -
gratulating ,
self -
gratulatory ,
self -
important ,
self -
loving ,
self -
reliant ,
self -
respecting ,
self -
satisfied ,
self -
sufficient ,
smug ,
steep ,
stiff ,
sure ,
temerarious ,
too much ,
unafraid ,
unbridled ,
unchary ,
unconscionable ,
undoubting ,
undue ,
unfaltering ,
unhesitating ,
unreasonable ,
unrestrained ,
unwary ,
unwavering ,
uppish ,
uppity ,
vain ,
vainglorious ,
would -
be
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OVERWEENING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Today, the adjective overweening is the most widely used of the wenen descendants, but historical texts also occasionally include the verb overween, meaning “to think too highly of one’s own opinion ”
OVERWEENING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary They are becoming overweening and arrogant, and their supporters are beginning to find it difficult to justify their employment legislation
OVERWEENING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Overweening definition: presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud See examples of OVERWEENING used in a sentence
Overweening - definition of overweening by The Free Dictionary 1 presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud 2 exaggerated; excessive: overweening pride
overweening - Wiktionary, the free dictionary overweening (countable and uncountable, plural overweenings) (now rare) An excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s abilities; presumption, arrogance quotations
overweening adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of overweening adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
overweening, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Factsheet What does the adjective overweening mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective overweening See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
Overweening - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Overweening is a negative term meaning arrogant or excessive People can be described as having overweening pride or overweening ambition It's too much and not good
OVERWEENING Synonyms: 227 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for OVERWEENING: smug, arrogant, proud, vainglorious, vain, domineering, self-important, egotistic; Antonyms of OVERWEENING: modest, humble, egoless, diffident, timid, meek, self-critical, unassertive
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